Carrying device for goggles



Nov. 27, 1928.

Filed Feb. 1927 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 27, .1928.

LIITED STATS JOHN T. FISHER, OF 'IARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARRYING DEVICE FOR GOGGLES.

Application filed February secured on the'peak by the clamping meansthat holds the crown of-thecapon the peak, the inner plate or flange ofsaid member hav- IQ ing hingedlyassociated therewith a clamp forengagement with the nose piece of an eye glass, sun glass, goggles orother protective device for the eyes of the wearer of the cap,

the swingable support being movable across the inner plate or flange ofthe body member and held thereagainst by a spring clamp which ispreferably integrally formed with the body member and whereby the eyeglass or protector may be swung to protective position when in use orout of the way when not required for use. V

A further object is the provisionof anattachment for caps, comprising asupport for a removable eye protector of a construction to supportvarious eye protecting devices thereon, to swing and hold the sameagainst the peak of the cap when not required for use and for sustainingthe eye protector at varying angles to best suit the vision of the user.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the improvement consists in certainother novel features of construction, combination and operativeassociation of parts, one satisfactory embodiment of which is disclosedby the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cap provided with the improvement.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view showing the eye glassprotector swung against the peakof the cap and clamped theron, partsbeing in section.

Figure 4: is a perspective view of the improvement per se.

Figure 5 is a detail longitudinal sectional view taken through one endof the hinge.

As is well known, the front portion of the crown or body of a cap 1,provided with the peak 2, is clamped against the said peak through themedium of a headed stud or male member 3 carried by the peak and afemale member or socket 4 carried by the body or crown of the cap. Ofcourse, these elements may be reversely arranged.

end of the pivot is headed, as at 14, and the 7, 1927. Serial No.166,531.

In playing various field games, for instance, golf, driving automobilesand in various other pursuits it has been found that the peak of a capdoes not adequately protect the eyes of the user from the suns rays and,therefore, it is necessary that the user employ colored glasses orgoggles. Also if the eyes of the user of the cap are weak he willrequire ordinary lens glasses inobserving points ata distance ahead.

The male member 3 of the catch between the peak 2 and the body of thecap is variously located by different manufacturers and in carrying outmy invention I arrange over both the front and bottom faces of the peak,the parallel plates 5 and 6 of a cross sectionally U-shaped member. Thetop plate 5 is provided with centrally arranged differently spacedopenings 7 through which the male member 3 of the catch passes, so thatthe cross sectional U-shaped element of the improvement may thus beattached on the visors or various types of caps and effectively heldthereon when theclamping members 3 and 4 are associated. The rounded endthat connects the plates 5 and 6 of the cross sectional U- shapedbody ispreferably centrally slitted longitudinally from the plate 5 and transversely on the plate 6 and the metal bounded by these slits is bentoutwardly to form a spring clip 8. The outer end of the clip 8 isrounded upon itself, as clearly disclosed by the drawings. The inner orfree end of the plate 6 is preferably bent upon itself and slotted toprovide the same with spaced barrels. 9, and the outer end of one ofthese barrels is provided with a head 10 having an inner threaded boreor opening. Designed to be received between the r rounded portions orbarrels 9 are sii'nilar rounded portions or barrels ll on one end of aplate 12. Passing through the bores of the barrels 9 and 11 there is apivot 13. The outer inner end of the pivot is threaded, as at 15.

These threads are screwed in the bore of the head 10, so that byadjusting the pivot 13 the head 14 thereof will contact with one of theouter barrels to force all of the barrels into frictional contact andthereby hold the plate 12 from free swinging. The outer or free end ofthe plate 12 is reduced forming the same with what may be termed atongue 16 and this'tongue at its outer end is rounded and extended overthe tongue proper to provide a clamping jaw 17 designed for engagementwith the nose piece 18 of an eye protector 19. The eye protector may bein the nature of sun glasses, goggles, or any other devices that willprotect the eyes of the user of the cap from the suns rays and the saidprotector may be in the nature of ordinary lens arranged in an eye glassshield. Of

course,vit is to be understood that the tongue 16 is of spring metal sothat aw 17 exerts a suflicient pressure theretoward to effectively holdthe nose piece or portion'ot the eye protector 19 from wobbling or fromother movement when engaged thereby.

hen the eye protect-or is not desired for use the plate, 12, is swung sothat its aw end 16 will be gripped by the spring 8 so that the plate andthe eye protector carried thereby willbe arranged against the inner faceof the visor 2 of the cap. \Vhen swung to operative position theadjustment of the pivot 13 will sustain the plate 12- at desired angleswith respect to the visor and likewise with respect to the eyes of thewearer of the cap. When not desired for use the device as a whole may bedetached by simply unclasping the elements 3 and 4t. The improvement is,of course, not to be restricted to the precise details of constructionas herein set forth.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. In combination, a cap havingapeak and clampingnieans between the peak and the body of the capcomprising a male member and a coengaging female member, a plateU-shaped in cross section ar 'anged over the visor and having its topprovided with spaced openingsthro'ugh which the clamping means betweenthe peak and body of the cap pass, a spring clip on the outer edge ofthe U-shaped member and depending therefrom, a plate hingedly secured tothe inner end ot the under element of the U-shaped member, a spring awintegrally termed on the outer end o-t'the plate and extending in thedirection of the plate and exerting a tension toward the plate and saidj'a'w designed for engagement with the clip when the plate is swungthereagainst.

1n con'ibinatitnna cap having a peak provided with a male catchprojecting therefrom and designed for engagement with a female catch inthe body or the cap, a member U-shaped in cross section having its upperportion provided with U-shaped portions through which the male elementof the clamp passes, said U-shaped member having its outer end formedwith a downwardly rounded and outwardly extending spring clip, a platehingedly secured to the under element of the U-shaped member, the pivotbetween the plate and memberbeingadjustable for sustaining the saidplate at angles with respect to the member, said plate having a reducedouter portion of spring metal bent upon itself to provide an inwardlyextending aw that exerts a tension toward the plate, and thelastmentioned end of the plate designed to be engaged by the clip whenthe plate is swung thereagainst.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

JOHN T. FISHER.

